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Maya Angelou | February's Her-Story Series Woman

April 03, 2019

Maya Angelou is one of the most revolutionary, powerful and inspiring voices in history. As we celebrate Black History Month, let's celebrate black women like Maya Angelou, who used their voices to do so much. We couldn't think of words powerful enough to explain her, so we thought we'd let her speak for herself.

"A free bird leaps
on the back of the wind
and floats downstream
till the current ends
and dips his wing
in the orange sun rays
and dares to claim the sky.

But a bird that stalks

down his narrow cage

can seldom see through

his bars of rage

his wings are clipped and

his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom.

The free bird thinks of another breeze

and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees

and the fat worms waiting on a dawn bright lawn

and he names the sky his own

But a caged bird stands on the grave of dreams

his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream

his wings are clipped and his feet are tied

so he opens his throat to sing.

The caged bird sings

with a fearful trill

of things unknown

but longed for still

and his tune is heard

on the distant hill

for the caged bird

sings of freedom." -Maya Angelou

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Maya Angelou | February's Her-Story Series Woman

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